Trojans Fall to Unbeaten Rainbows

The streaking USC Trojan women's volleyball team was stopped in
four tightly contested games by the undefeated and top-ranked
University of Hawaii Rainbows 15-11, 11-15, 15-11 & 15-9 Thursday
night.

Despite the loss, Trojan Coach Lisa Love was pleased with her
team's play and the standing-room-only (including Football Coach
John Robinson and A.D. Mike Garrett) North gym atmosphere. "I
loved it. It was loud, packed, hot. Hawaii is not a forgiving
team. But we didn't yield or give in. We just need a little fine
tuning."

The Women of Troy featured a 1-2 punch of middle blocker Jasmina
Marinkovic (Soph, Uzice, Serbia), who had 17 kills, and Jennifer
Kessy (Soph, San Juan Capistrano, CA), who who had 14. They had
their hands full all match with 6-3 All-America middle blocker
Angelica Ljungquist of the Bows, who is a dominating defensive and
offensive (game-high 21 kills) presence.

The Trojans' record is 7-3. Hawaii is a spotless 13-0. USC
will gear up again for another high-voltage crowd and the rival
UCLA Bruins on Saturday 7:00 at North gym.